Lighting design trends continually evolve based on a variety of factors, including cultural influences and consumer demand. That evolution is reflected in the new collections that manufacturers introduce at the trade-only High Point Market twice per y…
For our latest lookbook, we’ve selected eight homes with multi-purpose staircases that double up as seating, storage and in one case even a climbing wall. Integrating additional uses into staircases can make them characterful interior features rather than just functional structures. This can be especially favourable in smaller spaces where storage is a priority and
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The project Square 1, a pioneering office campus, is being built in Berlin-Johannisthal, not far from Germany’s largest technology park and media centre Adlershof. TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten GmbH gave the go-ahead for the campus development with component B of the project. The two-part building complex with five full storeys, connected by glass bridges, is used by Berliner Sparklasse as its headquarters and is located in the immediate vicinity of the listed Schoeneweide railway depot (Bahnbetriebswerk (Bw)).
The project Square 1, a pioneering office campus, is being built in Berlin-Johannisthal, not far from Germany’s largest technology park and media centre Adlershof. TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten GmbH gave the go-ahead for the campus development with component B of the project. The two-part building complex with five full storeys, connected by glass bridges, is used by Berliner Sparklasse as its headquarters and is located in the immediate vicinity of the listed Schoeneweide railway depot (Bahnbetriebswerk (Bw)).
Traditionally, architecture’s role has been to create a barrier between inhabitants and the elements, providing protection and security. Even with material and technological advances over time, this function remains fundamental. We still rely on our building envelopes to keep us dry, safe, and comfortable, allowing us to live our daily lives with ease. Nowadays, high-performance building envelopes expand this protective function by using advanced materials and technology, transforming into essential elements of sustainable and resilient design. They not only protect interiors from external factors—such as heat, humidity, and pollutants—but also contribute directly to the building’s energy efficiency, durability, and aesthetics. Consisting of facades, solar shading systems, and windows, these envelopes define the building’s character and play an essential role in its overall performance.
Traditionally, architecture’s role has been to create a barrier between inhabitants and the elements, providing protection and security. Even with material and technological advances over time, this function remains fundamental. We still rely on our building envelopes to keep us dry, safe, and comfortable, allowing us to live our daily lives with ease. Nowadays, high-performance building envelopes expand this protective function by using advanced materials and technology, transforming into essential elements of sustainable and resilient design. They not only protect interiors from external factors—such as heat, humidity, and pollutants—but also contribute directly to the building’s energy efficiency, durability, and aesthetics. Consisting of facades, solar shading systems, and windows, these envelopes define the building’s character and play an essential role in its overall performance.
This week on Dezeen, Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates completed a Parisian interchange station wrapped in vertical wooden louvres. Built as part of the Grand Paris Express transport system, Saint-Denis Pleyel Station has an angular form made up of wedge-shaped tiers wrapped in external ramps. It acts as an interchange between four metro lines and connects
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Our clients, who are avid hikers and explorers, chose this piece of land in Belgium’s rolling forests to build a vacation home for their extended family use. Mormont is a quiet village surrounded by hills and valleys, farmland, pastures and countless hiking paths. One particular hiking path – a convenient 45minute loop – has access from both ends of the extended property. Our motivation from very early in the design process was to make this home “close the loop” on to their property and have the building act as a culminating moment along the path.
This project involves the renovation of an old building into a vacation destination. The original building, featuring a concrete frame, is nestled within a dense coastal forest in northern China, surrounded by a serene and secluded natural landscape. Just a few hundred meters beyond the forest lies the vast sea. Originally, the building stretched 100 meters along the edge of an acacia forest, with beautiful waterscapes on both the south and east sides. However, its interior design included a single-sided corridor, resulting in long and somewhat redundant hallway spaces. The facade was overly closed off, fragmented by narrow Tuscan-style vertical strip windows that obscured the scenic rolling landscape around it, ultimately isolating the building from its natural surroundings.
a gradated facade features off-white plasterwork and copper-toned accents, echoing shanghai’s heritage.
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